απόκριση

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀπόκρισις (apókrisis, “answer”), from the ancient Ancient Greek ἀπόκρισις (apókrisis, “decision, answer”). By surface analysis, απο- (apo-, “from”) +‎ κρίση (krísi, “judgement, decision”).^[1]

For the medical sense,^[2]^[3] learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρισις (apókrisis) from the sense "excretion or secretion, separation".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈpo.kɾi.si/
Hyphenation: α‧πό‧κρι‧ση

Noun

απόκριση • (apókrisi) f (plural αποκρίσεις)

(sense response)
1. answer, response (to letter, etc)
  Synonyms: απάντηση (apántisi), λύση (lýsi)
2. reaction
(medicine, rare) excretion
Synonyms: απέκκριση (apékkrisi), απόκριμα (apókrima)

Declension

Declension of **απόκριση**
	singular	plural
nominative	απόκριση (apókrisi)	αποκρίσεις (apokríseis)
genitive	απόκρισης (apókrisis)	αποκρίσεων (apokríseon)
accusative	απόκριση (apókrisi)	αποκρίσεις (apokríseis)
vocative	απόκριση (apókrisi)	αποκρίσεις (apokríseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: αποκρίσεως (apokríseos)

Related terms

ανταπόκριση f (antapókrisi, “journalist's dispatch; response”)
αποκρίνομαι (apokrínomai, “respond, answer”)
αποκρίνω (apokríno, “excrete”)
αποκριτικός (apokritikós, “responsive”, adjective)
ερωταπόκριση f (erotapókrisi, “part of speech in dialogue form”)
and see: κρίνω (kríno, “judge, decide”)

Descendants

→ Aromanian: apocrisi

References

^ απόκριση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ απόκριση - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (²1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)

[1] απόκριση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[2] απόκριση - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language

[3] Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (²1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)

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